Use and Care Manual
ServicingtheAirCleaner
Element
ServiceInterval:Every25hours/Yearly(whichever
comesrst)—Checktheaircleaner
fordirty,loose,ordamagedparts,and
cleanorreplacethemifnecessary.
Every100hours/Yearly(whichever
comesrst)—Replacetheaircleaner
element(morefrequentlywhen
operatingthemowerindustyordirty
operatingconditions).
1.Performthepre-maintenanceprocedures;referto
PreparingforMaintenance.
2.Unscrewandopentheaircleanercover(
Figure15).
Figure15
1.Screw
3.Aircleanerelement
2.Aircleanercover
3.Replacetheaircleanerelement.
4.Installtheaircleanercover.
ChangingtheEngineOil
ServiceInterval:Aftertherst5hours
Every50hours/Yearly(whichever
comesrst)
Runtheengineafewminutesbeforechangingtheoil
towarmit.Warmoilowsbetterandcarriesmore
contaminants.
1.Performthepre-maintenanceprocedures;referto
PreparingforMaintenance.
2.Removethedipstick(Figure16).
Figure16
3.Tipthemowerontoitsside,withtheairlterup,
todraintheusedoiloutthroughtheoillltube
(Figure17).
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Figure17
4.Slowlypouroilintotheoillltubeuntiltheoil
levelreachestheFulllineonthedipstick(
Figure16).
Donotoverll.(Max.ll:22oz.(0.65l),type:
10W-30orSAE30detergentoilwithanAPIservice
classicationofSJorhigher.)
Note:Eachtimeyouchecktheoillevel,removethe
dipstickandwipeitclean,insertitintotheoilller
neck(butdonotscrewitin),thenremoveitagain
andcheckthelevel(
Figure16).
Note:Ifyouoverlltheengine,poursomeoilout
ofitasdirectedinChangingtheEngineOil.
5.Installthedipsticksecurely.
6.Disposeoftheusedoilproperlyatalocalrecycling
center.
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